Promoting invention, HRD Ministry launches innovation cell in higher educational institutions
New Delhi, August 31: Promoting innovation and invention to promote higher education, the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Thursday launched a cell across the country. The aim of the cell, established at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICE) premises, is to introduce students to new ideas and inculcate innovative activities in their formative years.
Speaking while speaking at the event, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “We must create an innovation culture in India and we are also encouraging HEIs to create innovation clubs on their campuses.” India has already improved in the global innovation ranking to 57th place from 86th place five years ago, he said.
He also added that 21st century is the century of Innovation, and the Prime Minister of India has called the decade 2010-20 as the ‘Decade of Innovation’, to unleash the creative potential of every Indian. India has already been improving on the global stage in terms of Innovation ranking from 86th place, 5 years ago, to 57th place this year.
The Minister also launched the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) and said it will help assess the progress made by HEIs. He further said that the establishment of an innovation cell leading to innovation club, leading to Smart India Hackathon and leading to student’s start-ups, is the real ecosystem which we want to build upon for development of innovation culture in India.